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This
document
illustrates
a
methodical
approach
to
studying
the
natural
world.
It
is
intended
to
promote
understanding
of
the
nature
of
science
and
how
the
scientific
method
is
used
to
advance
science,
focusing
in
particular
on
the
Earth
sciences.
It
also
includes
talking
points
for
those
who
would
like
help
explaining
the
nature
of
science
to
others
who
have
developed
misconceptions.
Topics
include
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This
project
has
at
its
heart
a
re-engagement
with
science
that
begins
with
teacher
preparation
and
ends
with
broader
public
understanding.
Its
immediate
goals
are
to
(1)
improve
teacher
understanding
of
the
nature
of
the
scientific
enterprise,
(2)
provide
resources
and
strategies
that
encourage
and
enable
K-16
teachers
to
reinforce
the
nature
of
science
throughout
their
science
teaching,
and
(3)
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This
lesson
is
designed
to
help
students
recognize
and
deal
with
bias
which
may
be
found
in
scientific
studies.
Students
will
discover
that
because
human
values
deeply
influence
terminology,
the
questions
asked,
and
the
criteria
for
choosing
among
theories,
science
incorporates
procedures
intended
to
eliminate
(or
at
least
reduce)
the
influence
of
natural
biases
we
all
have.
One
of
these
is
the
requirement
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This lesson explores six criteria of science (Consistent, Observable, Natural, Predictable, Testable, and Tentative (CONPTT)), with definitions and self-check questions. It compares emerging science, non-science, and pseudoscience, with definitions and examples. The activity engages students in analyzing a collection of paragraphs to decide which category each fits into.
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In
this
lesson,
short
deceptive
problem
stories
are
presented
to
the
class
and
students
are
challenged
to
solve
each
problem
by
asking
only
yes/
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This
is
a
National
Academy
of
Sciences
project
that
showcases
the
accomplishments
of
contemporary
women
in
science.
Using
a
variety
of
interactive
resources,
this
project
highlights
for
students
the
varied
and
intriguing
careers
of
some
of
today's
most
prominent
scientists.
It
draws
from
and
accompanies
a
ten-volume
series
of
biographies
entitled
"Women's
Adventures
in
Science".
Materials
presented
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This lesson teaches students that interpretations of scientific data may be limited by the completeness of the data. The lesson is built around the poem by John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887): The Blind Men and the Elephant. Through small group activity and class discussions, the limiting influence of incomplete data and bias, along with the value of collaboration, are experienced.
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This
radio
broadcast
discusses
the
history
of
electricity
from
its
discovery
in
amber
to
the
electromagnetic
experiments
of
Faraday,
focusing
on
the
18th
century,
when
scientists
of
the
day
vied
with
showmen
and
charlatans
to
reveal
its
wonders
to
the
world.
There
is
discussion
of
the
work
of
Francis
Hauksbee
and
other
drapers
who
became
electrical
showmen;
the
invention
of
the
electrical
machine
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Many
scientists
study
objects
and
events
that
they
cannot
observe
directly.
But
through
extensive
sampling,
observation,
and
analysis,
scientists
are
able
to
construct
a
plausible
series
of
explanations
to
describe
subjects
ranging
from
the
birth
of
our
solar
system
to
the
lives
of
extinct
creatures.
For
example,
paleontologists
work
to
unravel
the
stories
of
our
past
through
the
collection
and
analysis
...
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This
section
of
the
Windows
to
the
Universe
website
provides
information
and
images
about
sculptures,
paintings,
drawings,
and
photographs
of
well-known
scientists
such
as
Archimedes,
Aristotle,
Copernicus,
Marie
Curie,
Albert
Einstein,
Galileo,
and
Pythagoras.
Windows
to
the
Universe
is
a
user-friendly
learning
system
pertaining
to
the
Earth
and
Space
sciences.
The
objective
of
this
project
is
to
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